Achillea 'Summer Pastels'
Ornamental yarrow
Also known as Achillea 'Saucy Seduction', Achillea (Summer Pastels Group) 'Saucy Seduction' (Seduction Series), Achillea 'Tutti Saucy Seduction'
- Height × spread
- 0.6m × 0.4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
Generally available in Spring
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About this plant
This is a bright form that has strong rose-pink flowers held in large domes. Each flower head is composed of many small daisy blooms, each having a tiny creamy yellow at their centre. The flowers sit on top of upright stems carrying ferny mid green foliage. The leaves are aromatic and many detect a spicy fragrance thereon. They should flower all summer and benefit from being deadheaded and even cut back to retain a compact growth habit.
- Flower colour
- Red
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes
- Shape
- Horizontal
- Height
- 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.4m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction, Bird attraction
- Deer
- May be browsed by deer
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn · Planting
Prune foliage back
Cut foliage back to the ground in autumn.
Autumn - late · Planting
Divide every 3 years
Physically divide clumps every three years, or the plant will flower and grow less well. Discard or give away unwanted portions, or replant them to make a larger display. Plants can sometimes take a while to recover from this procedure.
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
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